There has been a lot of buzz about Beyond Van Gogh exhibit which has been touring all over the country. So Dave and I decided to drive over the Louisville, Kentucky and check it out last week.
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There has been a lot of buzz about Beyond Van Gogh exhibit which has been touring all over the country. So Dave and I decided to drive over the Louisville, Kentucky and check it out last week.
Read MoreWell, the iris parade here at Happy Acres is over. It’s been so much fun watching and counting the irises, as it is every year. This year 31 appeared! If you missed the video, checkout this link: iristour video. A couple that really showed up this year were Jurassic Park and a two-tone purple. The…
Read MoreIn 2015, I dyed some colorways inspired by our irises. You can see those colorways here. I decided I’d revisit that with some of my irises this year.
Read MoreLots going on around here since we are finally into Spring. Of course, I have to start with my irises.
Read MoreIt’s finally spring here. It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been spending time outside working on the beds. It’s amazing how much things have changed in a week. Here is an area in the shade garden that I weeded and mulched.
Read MoreI love irises, and if you’ve been following me you know I post them every year as they appear. This year I decided to wait until they all had bloomed so I could put them all in one post. So here are the 24 irises that bloomed this year.
Read MoreI’ve continued on with my low immersion dyeing of my dyes. What has been really challenging is to photograph the browns. They’ve been dyed for a week, but still not able to get a good picture. But that will come.
Read MoreI’ve been wanting to make a dye sampler book for years, so I can tell exactly how the colors look when low immersion dyed. Some I’ve know, but the majority I have no idea how they will look dyed without ice. I purchased most of my dyes (fiber reactive dyes) so students of my Icy…
Read MoreWhere has this year gone? I can’t believe it’s July already! I’ve been spending a lot of time outside in the gardens, but let me tell you what else I’ve been up to.
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